Larkin Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Gday raiders, headed out of port hacking on Thursday for a fish - a mate wanted to have a go at south Sydney Fad. Although the weather was showing wind out there, we both decided to ride our ski’s out and have a look. Arrived at the Fad around 8-9am - only a couple of boats out there - was very choppy and current was strong. After a few passes, decided to head back in. hit the cliffs chasing snapper and kings instead. only one legal pinkie, couldn’t get the bait down without getting smashed by a school of kings. Spent the next few hours bringing up king after king. Must of landed around 10+ fish and arms were starting to get really tired. Most were around 50-60, with a couple just over legal - and a few babies tossed in. A couple of monster hits as well - but cut me off. Mate took 2 home, I released all fish but the pinkie. Heres a vid of some of the fish caught - just purchased the GoPro the day before - first time using it and first time putting together a vid - so be kind. music is just stock go pro filler. after the king action, decided to hit up some squid - managed a couple of giants - no vid though as battery died. Here’s the pics - 2 squids over 60cm - fought hard for a squid! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Nice looking feed there Larkin, well done. Quite impressive considering you have a Jetski, not as much room to move around as a boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Thats one top report well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Great post Larkin plenty of action and some nice inkers for dinner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 good work on the kings, and a couple of big squidlies in the catch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 16 hours ago, motiondave said: looks like an awesome morning out, well done Thanks Dave, bit of fun and a feed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 6 hours ago, Isaac Ct said: Nice looking feed there Larkin, well done. Quite impressive considering you have a Jetski, not as much room to move around as a boat. Thanks Isaac, was happy with the squid. gotta work with the limited space, but has its benefits - can handle some rougher conditions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 5 hours ago, masterfisho7 said: Thats one top report well done Thanks masterfisho - been trying to switch things up lately. Trying different spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 3 hours ago, jenno64 said: Great post Larkin plenty of action and some nice inkers for dinner! Thanks Rob, The larger squid seem to be about atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Yowie said: good work on the kings, and a couple of big squidlies in the catch. Quite a few kings about atm - was looking for few more pinkies/snappers though. but had a fun day out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Great haul. Well done. Top photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 top work @Larkin Some really good green eyes there. A great day on the water. (I think you did in the wrong order squid for Kingie bait, then fish for Kingies.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Great day on the water Larkin. What gear were you using on the Kingfish? What software did you use to edit your video? Cheers, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Rebel said: Great haul. Well done. Top photos. Thanks Rebel - was one of those days where the fish were on. 2 hours ago, Pickles said: top work @Larkin Some really good green eyes there. A great day on the water. (I think you did in the wrong order squid for Kingie bait, then fish for Kingies.) Thanks pickles - wasn’t planning to go for kings, but a school took up residence underneath us for a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 hours ago, big Neil said: Great day on the water Larkin. What gear were you using on the Kingfish? What software did you use to edit your video? Cheers, bn Hi Neil, I had 4 rods, the 2 in the video were a shimano grappler type LJ (light jig) in pe2 with a stradic Ci4 4000 20lb j braid 5/0 hook. The other is a shimano Game type J pe3 rod, Stella 6000 spooled with saltiga 12 braid in pe3 7/0 hook. The rods I use are shorter (around 6 foot) jigging rods. They are light, flexible with power & can still cast ok. Need short rods on a ski. All reels have to be well sealed as they get wet with spray all day - I use reel covers when travelling, but they still get soaked. I used the GoPro “Quik” app to edit. Just did it on my phone. It’s not the best - but as it’s name implies it’s quick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Nice work on the fish and squid. The video definitely shows the difficulty of landing a fish on a ski. But you can get closer and tighter in a ski than a boat. Well done 👍 cheers scratchie!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 8 hours ago, Scratchie said: Nice work on the fish and squid. The video definitely shows the difficulty of landing a fish on a ski. But you can get closer and tighter in a ski than a boat. Well done 👍 cheers scratchie!!! Thanks mate. Haha, was struggling on that first one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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